Locomotive ash-pan.



A. H. SMITH & H. WANAMAKER.

LOGOMOTIVE ASH PAN.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN; 14, 1913.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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A. H. SMITH & H. WANAMAKER.

LOCOMOTIVE ASH PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14,1913.

1 1 1 4;, 1 96 Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

Harry Wanamaker THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHGTO-LITHL WASHINGTON. D. c.

' A. H. SMITH 6: H. WANAMAKER.

LOGOMOTIVE ASH PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN; 14, 1913.

1 1 14, 1 96. Patented 001. 20, 1914.

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' Harr Wanamaker .B fifij THE NORRIS PETERS C0 PHOIO-LITHO. WASHINGTON, 0. CV

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ALFRED I-I. SMITIV-LHOI NEW YORK, nn IY-IARRYYWANAMAKEEDFALBANY, NEWVYOVRK.

oooMorIvE ASH-PAN."

T 0 all whom it may concern. 5 p 1 Belt known that we, ALFRED -H. SMITH and HARRY WANAMAKER, citizens oflthe United States, and residing, respectively,-in the city of New York, State of New Yorln';

and Albany, New York, have invented cer- "tain new and useful lmprovementsiin:Locomotlve AslrPans, 'ofwhich the following is I 'a' full, clear, and "exact description. such as will enable others skilled in the art togwhich it appertains to make and use'Ithe sa1ne ref 'erence being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

Our invention relates generally to new. and useful. improvements in locomotive .firev boxes, andmore-partioularly to. the ash pan which is connected to and-dependsfrom the lower portion ofthe hopper, which latter is positioned beneaththe-fire boxlr Our invention further relates tothe doors which normally close the bottom of the ash pan, and to the door'opening and closing mechanism; t The principal obj ect of our invention isto construct an ash-pani1rone or-more parts, preferably of cast metal, and the walls of which ash pan are reinforced;strengthening ribs so that said pan will not warp or buckle out of shape as a result; 'o'ftheheat from the ashes contained within said pan.

A further object of our invention is to provide an ash panwhich is simple, strong and durable, comparatively light in weight,

- and arranged and constructed so asto be easily and quickly detached-from the hop:-

per incase of repairs without the necessity of removing one or more" of the engine axles and the wheels thereon. I Vith the above and other objects in View, our inventionconsists in certain novel. featuros of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefullydescribed and 3 j ner, preferably by means of bolts or rivets 1 passing throughlugs or ears-141 which are formed integral with said'end walls and lie 5 upon the'inner surfaces'of the side walls It will be. noted that in our improved con-J claimed. 1

. In the drawings: :Figure? 1 is aside elevation of our improved ash' pan and' its hopper, the same being shown afppliedto the bOttomofIa locomotive fire box {Fig.2 is

a top plan view offo ne half of theash pan, andhopper; Fig. is a transverse section ..50

" Fig. 1. Fig.- 4-- is a transverse sectionytaken approximately on the .line H of Fig. 1.1.1

taken approximately on the line of Fig. 5 is a front elevational; view of our imf Sp eciiica tijon of Letters latent, "Application filedlanuary l l, 1913. Seria1 No.741,9 9 5.

1 tail sectional. view Of' one of the; ash pan door-operating mechanisms. Fig. 7 is a. .cross 'sectional View .of a modified form'of jour improved ash pan, andwshowing anin terlocking connection"between I the, upper edges of said pa n and e the hopper. Fig. 8

Patented 20, 1914;.

is a.detailperspective viewjof a portion of the modified form ofourpan. Fig.9; is a side elevationalviewofa modified construe tion wherein the hopper is inadeup of'a' series of frames or. plates provided withopen- 1 ings which are closed by thin metal plates.

Figploxi' a{ plan view of one-halfof the hopper; and ash'pan' seen in Fig. 9. Fig. 1l' is a detail section j taken approximately on L? the line 11...11 of -Fig..1'O'.--Fig. 12-is a detai-lsec'tion' taken approximately onthe'line I 12 12 of Fig. 10.;

. 'rReferr'ingl by' numeralsto" the accom-f panyingdrawings,lOdesignatesthe lower portion of the locomotive fire box, and atv tached thereto in. any suitable manner are e the upperedgesof the walls of the hopper. f i i This hopperdepends from the fire' boX and carries at its lower. end the ash pan, and. as contemplated by our invention, "the side walls 11 which. extend downward and inward from the sides of the firebox 10 are each formed in two or moresections, the.

meeting edges ofwhich are unitedin any suitable manner, preferably byi means of bolts. or rivets which] pass through out wardly projecting flanges 12 formed onsaid i meeting edges.

The linelofseparationbetween;thef twej r .9.0 proximately. mid-way between the e nds of p the hopper, and uniting the end portions of parts .of'each side/wall isat apoint ap= these side .walls "are downwardly and .in

wardly. projecting end walls 13, the edges j of which are attached to the corresponding edgeszof the sidewalls in any suitable inanstruction the hopper," is constructed of six L f parts; namely,th'e sidewallseach constructaccommodate the upper portionsofa pai'r of the "locomotive. wheels during "the verti- Gaff so" i cal movement of the hopper and fire box relative to said wheels.

The ash pan proper, as contemplated by our invention, is preferably constructed in asingl'e piece by casting and comprises side walls 15, a front end wall 16 which is in clined to correspond with the inclination of the front end wall of the hopper, and a rear end wall 17 which is inclined to correspond with the rearend wall of the hopper.

If desired the front and rear end walls 16 and 17 may be provided with centrally arranged strengthening ribs 18 which materially reinforce said end walls and prevent same from warping or buckling from heat;

Likewise the side walls may be provided with vertically disposed, exteriorlv arranged strengthening ribs 19, and fornied integral with the'side walls 15 and on the insides thereofare diagonally disposed, intersect,

ing strengthening ribs or flanges 20. which are for the purpose of reinforcing the side walls or plates and preventing the same from warping or bucklingfrom theheat of the ashes within said ash pan. The top surfaces of these reinforcing ribs 20 are preferably inclined downwardly so as to readily. permit'the ashes to pass downward without 1 lodgment and consequent choking.

The upper edges ofv the walls of the ash. pan are detachably secured tothe loweredges v. of the walls of the hopper in any suitable manner, preferably by means of bolts or rivets which pass through-earsorlugs 21, the same being formed integral with the walls of the hopper and extending downward against the inner faces of the walls of the ash pan.

In some instances it may be found desirable to attach the ash pan to the hopper in the manner shown in Fig. 7, and where such arrangement is employed flanges 22 are formed integral with and project outwardly from the lower edges of the side walls of the hopper, which flanges are engaged by between the two parts or sections of the ash pan and then separate said parts or sections until the overhanging lips or flanges 23 are disengaged from the flanges "22;

Formed integral with the side walls 15 of the ash pan and on the exterior thereof are vertically disposed strengtheningribs -2 1,

the lower ends of which terminate in bear ings 25, end journaled in these bearings are shafts 26 .to which are fixed theouter edges 1 and rigidity tli'ereof.

of plates 27, the same constituting drop doors for the bottom of the ash pan. One of these plates or doors is slightly wider than the other so that its free edge overlaps the corresponding edge of the opposite door. ournaled in suitable bearings on the lower portion of the end wall 16 is a transversely'disposed shaft 28, one end of which isextended and provided with a lever 29 by ,I'neansof which said shaft may be readily rocked. Fixed on this rock shaft adjacent to the sides of the ash pan are short, vertically disposed levers 30, and pivotally connected tothe upper end of each lever is a horizontally disposed link 31.

The links 31 extend rearwardlyalong the sides of the ash pan. and their rearends are pivotally .connected to the meeting ends of a pair of vertically disposed toggle links 32, the upper end of the upper one ofeach of which links is pivotally connected to a bearing 33, on a fixed portion of the locomotive upper one of each pair of links operates in fixed bearings, the lower links will be drawn upward, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, thereby pulling the ends'of the arms 34 for- I wardly and outwardly, which movement rocks the shafts 26 and swings the doors 27 downward, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4, thereby permitting the ashes to discharge from the ash pan. A reverse rocking movement of the shaft 28 brings about a reverse movement of the parts just described, and as a result, the drop doors aremoved into their normal closed positions. 1

In the modified const'ructir'in illustrated in Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive the side walls 11 of the hopper are formed with openings 35, and which openings are normally closed by thin plat-es '36 of sheet metal, which construction materially decreases the weight of the hopper without aifecting the strength A locomotive ash pan and hopper of our improved construction coi'nparatively simple, can be produced at comparatively little cost, can be easily and quickly placed in position upon-or removed from the fire box, and the ash pan proper can be very readily removed from the hopper without the necessity of removing parts of the locomotive, such asthe axles and wheels.

' By reinforcing the side walls ofv the ash pan with ribs or flanges, saidpan ismaterially strengthened and reinforced against buckling .or warping; from the heat 40f the live coals and ashes which discharge from the fire box into said ash pan. 1

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and. construction of the various parts of our improved .aslr pan and hopper can bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of Iour*in-, vention, the scope of which is set, forth in V the appended claims.

We claim 1. The combination with a locomotive fire box, of a hopper connected to and' depend ing from said fire box, flanges on the lower portions ofv theside WELllSxOftllG hopper, an

ash pan formed in two, parts, cachcomprising a side walland a pair of end walls, overhanglng lips on the'upper edges of the;

sidewalls of the ash pan, which lips engage the flanges on the lower portions ofthe side walls of the hopper, and diagonally disposed intersecting strengthening ribs formed on the inner faces of the side walls of the ash pan.

2. The combination with a locomotive fire box, of a hopper connected toand depending from said fire box, flanges on the lower portions of the side walls of the hopper, an ash pan formed in two parts, each comprising a side wall anda pair of end walls, overhanging lips on the upper edges of the side walls of I the ash pan, which lips engage the flanges on the lower portions of the side walls of the hopper, and diagonally disposed intersecting strengthening ribs formed on the inner faces of th'eside walls of the ash pan, the upper surfaces of which strengthening ribs are inclined downward to per.-

mit the ashes to readily pass said ribs.

' 3. The combination with a locomotive fire I and drop doors hinged. to the lower portions of .the side wallsof the ash pan for closing the opening at thebottom thereof.

4-. The combination with a locomotive fire box, of a hopper connected tofand'depend ing from said fire box, flanges onrthe lower portions of theside walls of thehopper, an ash pan formed in two parts, eachcomprising a side wall and a pair ofend walls, overhanging lips on the upper edges of the'side walls of thezhopp'er, diagonally. disposed in,- ters'ecting strengthening ribs formed on the inner faces of the side walls of theash pan,

opening Iatlthe bottom. thereof. j 2

walls of the fash pan, which lips engage the flanges on thelower portions of the side theupper surfaces of which strengthening -ribs are inclined downward to permit the ashesto readily pass said'ribs, and drop doors hinged to the lowerpor'tion's-of the side walls of the ashpan for closing the x 5. As a new-article of manufacture, a cast vmetal ashpan forlocomotives provided with comparatively long narrowside-walls, vertically' disposed strengthening ribs on the external faces offisaid side walls and ,diagonally disposed intersecting strengthening ribs on. the inner facesofsaid walls, the top surfaces of which diagonally disposed strength- :ening' ribs areinclined downwardly'to perimit the ready passage of ashesloversaidribs. 6. The vhereindescribed cast metalash pan for locomotives comprising a pair ofvertically disposed side walls which are comparae,

"tively long and'na rrow, a pair of inclined end walls, vertically disposedstrengthening I ribs on the external faces of said side and end walls, and diagonally disposed intersect I i ing strengthening'ribs on the inner faces of,

. I I I e5 7.. The hereindescribed cast metal ash pa 1 the sidewalls.

for locomotives, comprising a. pair of verti cally disposed side walls which are compara-" tively long and narrow, a pair of inclined end walls, verticallyidisposed strengthening ribs on the externalfacesof said side .and

I end walls, and apair of diagonally disposed intersecting strengthening ribs on the inner faces of "the. side walls, thetop surfaces of which diagonally disposed strengthening ribs,

e inclined downwardly to permit theready passage of ashes past said ribs.

8. A locomotive ash pan formed of cast. metal and provided with com arat ively long narrow side walls, ribs forme integral with said sidewalls on the inner. andouter faces thereof, which ribs-are arranged and dis? posed so. as to resist warpingftendencies of said side walls, due to heat, and the ribs on I A I the inner faces or said'walls being inclined downwardly to permitthe ready passage of ashespast said ribs.

9. As a new articleof manufacture, a cast I ,metal ash pan for locomotives, the same comprising sideand end walls, and'strengthenwalls,which ribs extend substantiallylengthwise of said walls.

120 ing ribs formed. on the inner faces ofthe side I .10. Asa new article of manufacture, a cast metal ash pan for locomotives, the. same.

comprising side and end walls, strengthen-o ingribs formed on the inner faces of the side walls, which ribs extend substantially lengthwise of said walls, and the top surfaces of 5 which strengtheningribs are inclined down- 1 0 wardly-to permit the ready passage of ashesi wer said ribs. 1 w l V 11. A cast metal ash panzfor locomotives comprising side and end walls, diagonallydisposed strengthening ribs formed on the; inner faces of said walls, and the top sur-% faces of which strengthening ribs are in-{ clined downwardly topermit the ready passage of ashes over'said ribs. a

' 12. A. cast metal ash pan for locomotives, comprising side and end walls, diagonallydisposed intersecting strengthening ribs formed on the inner faces of the side walls, and the top surfaces of which ribs are in clined downwardly to permit the ready pas-j sage of ashes over said ribs.

comprising a pair of vertically disposed par-' allel side walls, inclined end walls, and; strengthening ribs formed on the inner faces of the parallel sidewalls, the top surfaces of; which ribs are inclined downwardlyto per- 1- Smith: 13. Acast metal ash pan for locomotives,

'motive ash pan constructed of cast metal,

and strengthening ribs formed on the inner faces of the side walls of said pan, the top surfaces of which ribs are inclined downwardly to permit the ready passage of ashes over said ribs. 7

In testimony'whereof, we have hereunto afi'ixed our signatures in the presence of two 1 subscribing witnesses. I

ALFRED H. SMITH. HARRY l VANAMAKER. Witnesses to the signature of Alfred H.

J. M. VVooLnnIDGE, J. V. DESMOND. Witnesses to the signature of Harry Wanamaker: w v

GEORGE A. CLARE,- ERNEST V. WILLIAMS.

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the Commissioner of Patents, 

